MY TOP PRIORITY

My Top Priority in life today is “TO VISIT THE LORD GOD IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT EVERYDAY FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR”.

This is a decision I made after considering the following tenets of my Faith.

1. GOD is No. ONE.
The first commandment says: “I am the Lord, Thy God. Thou shall not have any other gods before me”. (Ex. 20:2-3) The Supreme Being in this world is God. Everybody and everything depend on God’s creative power in order to exist. Hence, ADORATION TO GOD is due from everyone and everything in this world.

2. GOD wants us TO LOVE HIM.
Jesus Christ Himself said that the greatest of all the commandments is: “You shall love the Lord God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” (Matt. 22:37-38)

3. TO LOVE means TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE.
One cannot love someone he does not know. Hence, there is a need to strive to know GOD as much one can.

4. One has to spend SOME TIME with SOMEONE to have a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP.
A personal relationship cannot be developed in just one sitting. There is need for much time to be together with the one we love.

5. The BEST PLACE here on earth to SPEND TIME WITH GOD is at the BLESSED SACRAMENT.
I believe that GOD is PRESENT IN A VERY SPECIAL WAY IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT under the appearance of a SACRED HOST.

On the basis of the above stated considerations, I have made a COMMITMENT to VISIT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT EVERYDAY FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR. This commitment entails sacrifice. Day after day, I have to schedule my activities in order to be able to make my commitment. While there are many activities that require my attention everyday, I have prioritized them and to make my VISIT TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT IS ALWAYS MY TOP PRIORITY.

by: Salvador 'Buddy' Cagurangan
September 12, 2010